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Patio Da Maritima, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Patio da Maritima is a new business complex in developmentfor Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as part of the Porta Maravilha revitilizationmaster plan. The project was designed by Norman Foster & Partner with RAF Arquitectura acting as the architect of record.

I was responsible for the developmentof the full building exterior wall and mock-up BIM models, thediagramming and analysis of panel types, and for coordinatingthe 3D models into 2D construction documents.The full building model was a central components within twoexterior wall bid sets, and helped to illustrate constructabilityissues at critical assembly transition areas. The model passedcollision analyis tests within acceptable tolerances and furtheredcollaboration with the metal and exterior wall fabricators.Subsequent BIM models helped to establish the scope forboth visual and performance mock-ups in Rio De Janiero andBuenos Aires respectively.